Pappu Kumar Yadav @ Pappu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 37315 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2022 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj
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                 Pappu Kumar Yadav @ Pappu Kumar Son of Chhotelal Yadav Resident of
                 Village- Tirbirwan, P.S.- Gopalganj Town, District- Gopalganj

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Javed Aslam, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   16-06-2026                          Heard Mr. Javed Aslam, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner and Mr. Manoj Kumar, the learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since

                   28.02.2026 in connection with Yadopur P.S. Case No. 202 of

                   2022, F.I.R. dated 24.11.2022 registered for the offence

                   punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and

                   Excise Amendment Act 2022.

                                3. Recovery is of 313.2 liters of country-made liquor.

                                4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

                   submits that it appears from the FIR as well as the seizure list

                   that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession

                   of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the

                   vehicles in question and the petitioner has been made accused in

                   the present case merely on the ground that the petitioner is
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          owner of one of the vehicles in question and there is non-

          compliance of Sections 103 and 105 of the B.N.S.S, 2023 and

          the petitioner was not apprehended at the place of occurrence

          and police, after investigation, submitted the charge-sheet

          against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since

          28.02.2026.

                       5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer

          for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries

          two more cases other than the present one but fairly submits that

          out of two cases, in one case police submitted final form against

          the petitioner and not sent up for trial and rest one case is

          pending for consideration before the competent Court of law, as

          mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition.

                       6. Considering the aforesaid fact, let the petitioner,

          above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of

          Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

          each to the satisfaction of learned A.D.J.-XIII-cum-Special

          Judge Excise Court-I, Gopalganj in connection with Yadopur

          P.S. Case No. 202 of 2022, with the following conditions:-

                       (I) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

          properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court

          and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and
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                         on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient

                         reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

                                      (II) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the

                         witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move

                         for cancellation of bail.

                                      (III) And, further condition that the court below shall

                         verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at

                         any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his

                         criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for

                         cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the

                         acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order

                         shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of

                         verification.



                                                (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Nitesh/-

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